His minus-7 through nine playoff games is the worst on the team, and he has not shown drive or flashes of his former self. With Eberle, who is supposed to be a core player and top-six scorer, struggling, many are curious as to if a demotion is in order.
First off, the second line unit of Eberle, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Milan Lucic has shown chemistry in the past. They are one of the team’s top forechecking lines and know how to move forward and crash the net. While Eberle has proven to be an x-factor on this line, there’s not much from him now.